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Trang 1Sở GD & ĐT Hòa Bình ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9
Đề chính thức Năm học 2010-2011
Môn: tiếng Anh
Ngày thi:22-3-2011 ( Đề thi gồm 05 trang Học sinh làm bài vào đề thi)
Điểm Giám khảo số 1 Giám khảo số 2 Số phách
A PHONETICS (2pts)
I Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Khoanh tròn từ gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại
2 A sound B southern C drought D mountain
3 A headache B character C stomach D challenging
4 A ploughs B contacts C stops D talks
5 A faced B wicked C fixed D wrapped
II Circle the word that has the stress pattern different from the others
1 A deposit B festival C institute D resident
2 A activity B electricity C simplicity D pollution
3 A achievement B experiment C explanation D discovery
4 A surprising B astonishing C amazing D interesting
5 A interview B industry C essential D difficult
B LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentence (2.0pts)
Chọn đáp án đúng A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành các câu sau
1 Milk bottles can be _after being cleaned
A recycled B reused C broken D reduced
2 What a person wears _ not as important as his behavior
3 Your house has _ nice furniture
A such B such a C so D towards
4 First prize was awarded Jackie Stevens, the smallest girl in the team
5 Long was not feeling well so we gave him to do
A fewer work B less work C little work D least works
6 My dog as well as my cats twice a day
A eat B eats C has eaten D have eaten
7 When I came into the class, I realized I knew _
A them all B all them C they all D all of they
8 “Who broke the window?”- “ .”
A I am B I was Thanks C I did Sorry D I did Excuse me
9 We _for her for ten minutes
A wait B waited C are waiting D have been waiting
10 His father is not interested in tennis and
A he doesn’t, either B so doesn’t he C neither does he D neither is he
11 The little girl wasted half an hour _for her picture book
A look B looking C to look D looked
12 He spent his whole life struggling imperialism
13 Your hair is long Are you going to ?
Trang 214 Would you like tea or coffee? – I drink tea than coffee.
A would like B would prefer C would rather D would wish
15 I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you.
A remember B decide C consider D memorize
16 He was that we turned off the TV set immediately
A so bad singer B such bad singer C such bad a singer D so bad a singer
17 I wish you _that! It’s really annoying habit
A won’t do B couldn’t do C wouldn’t do D don’t do
18 “You look great in this new dress.” – “ _!”
A With pleasure B Not at all
C I am glad you like it D Do not say anything about it
19 The old museum is said _ five years ago
A to have been built B being built C to have built D to build
20 Excuse me! I’m learning my lesson _ turning down your stereo a bit?
A Would you please B Would you mind C Could you D Would you like
II Put the correct form of verbs in brackets (2.0pts)
1 John and I went for a walk I (1.have) _trouble (2.keep) _up with him because he (3.walk)
so fast
2 A new bridge (4.build) _across the river They (5.start) building it last month and the bridge (6.expect) _to open next year
3 It is a cool autumn day today The leaves (7 fall).
4 I didn’t know how (8.explain) _ about the word to them
5 I (9.not answer) _ her question for the last two months.
6 Why do you make him (10.pay) _ for the damage?
Your answers: Trả lời
III Put the correct form of words in brackets (2.0pts)
Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc.
1 If we don’t _ on electricity, there will be power cuts (ECONOMY)
2 _! You are offered the position (CONGRATULATE)
3 In Britain education is _ between the ages of 5 and 16 (COMPEL)
4 I am reading an article talking about UFO _ (APPEAR)
5 My new classmate is _, kind and generous (SOCIETY)
6 There is no easy _ to this problem (SOLVE)
7 Could you _ the picture over the sofa? (STRAIGHT)
8 I believe in your _ (IMPROVE)
9 A lot of _ are produced yearly ( PRODUCE)
10 How many entered the race? (COMPETE)
Your answers: Trả lời
C READING
I Choose the best answer to complete the passage below (2.0 pts)
Chọn đáp án đúng để hoàn thành đoạn văn dưới đây.
Trang 3Most Americans eat three meals (1) the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m, lunch between 11:00 a.m and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 a.m Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 p.m Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) Dinner is the main meal
(4) breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) in a bowl,
a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage) People who are on (7) eat just a cup of yogurt Lunch and dinner are more (8) When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils How do you (9) the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last
2 A addition B connection C combination D attachment
5 A each other B together C one another D others
7 A holiday B engagement C diet D duty
8 A vary B variety C varied D variously
Your answers: Trả lời
II Read the passage then choose the best answer (2.0pts)
Đọc đoạn văn và chọn đáp án đúng.
With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a new disease to worry about Computer “viruses” program designed to sabotage computers, are infecting computers in corporation homes and universities These viruses spread exponentially, much like biological contagion, and then disrupt the affected systems This virus secretly attaches itself to alter files The damage is generally activated by using the computer’s clock Then, any program executed may be exposed to the virus including program spread through telephone connections Because of the increasing incidents of virus infiltration, businesses and agencies are becoming wary of sharing software Security policies need to be increased as immunity programs are being developed
1 Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A Sharing software B Stop the clock
C Be aware D Deleting files
2 The people most interested in reading this passage probably would be _
A computers users B government workers
C medical personnel D health researchers
3 It is inferred that a company can best protect itself from the virus by _
A not using shared software B keeping clean
C spreading programs by telephone D setting the clock correctly
4 The virus is
A an insect B a program C a microbe D a disk
5 If the virus infects a computer, the result would probably be _
A sick personnel B lost information
C dead telephones D a broken computer
Your answers: Trả lời
III Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage (2.0pts)
Điền một từ thích hợp vào mỗi ô trống trong đoạn văn sau.
Trang 4Food plays an (1) part in the development of nations In countries (2) food is scarce, people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat This usually slows down progress(3) men have little time to devote to science, industry, government, (4) art In nations where food is (5) and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (6) to progress and enjoyment of life The problem of (7) good food for everybody has not yet been solved Many wars have been started (8) food But it is no longer necessary to go to war like that Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (9) to their food problems They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10) more food
Your answers: Trả lời
D WRITING
I Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (2.0pts).
Viết lại câu sau dùng từ gợi ý cho trước sao cho nghĩa của chúng không thay đổi.
1 Is it all right if I take some photographs?
=>Would you mind ……… ………
2 The weather is not good They cannot climb up to the top of the mountain
=>If the weather ……… ………
3 We haven’t seen each other for over two years
=>The last time ……….…
4 Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish
=>Much as ……….…
5 It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub
=>The prisoner ……… ……… ……
6 He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter
=>He was delighted that ….… ……… ………
7 You can try to get Tom to lend you his car but you won’t succeed
=>There’s no point ……… ……….…
8 Michael laughed when I told him the joke
=> The joke ……….………… …
9 Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult
=> It is ……… ……….…
10 When he is asked about his past, he hates it
=> He hates……… …
IV Identify one mistake in each sentence, then correct it (2.0pts)
Mỗi câu dưới đây có một lỗi sai, tìm và sửa cho đúng.
1 She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview
A B C D
2 He suggested that council tenants must be allowed to buy their houses
A B C D
Trang 53 I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me.
A B C D
4 Though having a job, she doesn’t make enough money to support her four children
A B C D
5 The sooner you leave, the earliest you will arrive at your destination
A B C D
6 I never have anything to write with because I’m always lose my pens
A B C D
7 Which one is the most modern of these two buildings?
A B C D
8 My brother together with his friends often jog in the park
A B C D
9 The policeman told her not to driving her car so fast again
A B C D
10 I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back
A B C D
Question IX: Use the cue words to make each sentence in the passage (2.0pts)
1 Bill Gates / born/ 1955/ Washington State He/ grow up/ rich family
……… ………
2 His parents/ send/ he/ private school There/ he/ meet/ business partner/ Paul Allen
……….………
3 When/ they/ be/ 8th grade, they/ write/ programs/ business/ computers
……… ……… ………
4 1973/ Gates/ be accepted/ Harvard University Parents/ happy
……… ………
5 Two years later/ Gates/ drop out/ of Harvard/ work/ computer program/ his friend Allen
……… ……… …………
6 1975 / they/ create / company/ Microsoft/ sell/ their product
……… ……… ………
7 A few years later/ Microsoft/ become/ giant company
………
8 By 1990/ Gates/ the youngest/ billionaire/ the United States/ age of 34
……… ………
9 He/ achieve/ success/ a lot of hard work He/ be/ “King of Software”
……… ………
10 By 1997, he/ the richest/ man/ United States
……… ………
The end
Trang 6Đề chính thức Môn: Tiếng Anh Năm học 2010-2011
Ngày thi:22-3-2011
(Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 2 trang)
A PHONETICS: 02 x 10 từ = 2 Điểm
I.
II.
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 C
B LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I Chọn đáp án đúng: 0.1 x 20 câu = 2 Điểm
11 B 12 A 13 D 14 C 15 C
16 D 17 C 18 C 19 A 20 B
II Cho dạng đúng của động từ: 0.2 x 10 câu = 2 Điểm
1 had 2 keeping 3 was walking 4 is being built 5 started
6 is expected 7 are falling 8 to explain 9 haven’t answered 10 pay
III Cho dạng đúng của từ: 0.2 x 10 câu = 2 Điểm
1 economize 2 congratulations 3 compulsory 4 appearance 5 sociable
6 solution 7 straighten 8 improvement 9 products 10 competitors
C READING
I : ĐỌC VÀ CHỌN ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG: 0.2 x 10 câu = 2 Điểm
II ĐỌC VÀ CHỌN ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG: 0.4 x 5 câu = 2 Điểm
III ĐIỀN MỘT TỪ THÍCH HỢP VÀO Ô TRỐNG: 0.2 x 10 câu = 2 Điểm
1 important 2 where 3 because 4 and 5 plentiful
6 lead 7 providing 8 for 9 solution 10 produce
D WRITING
I.VIẾT LẠI CÂU SAO CHO NGHĨA KHÔNG THAY ĐỔI: 0.2 x 10 câu = 2 Điểm
1 Would you mind if I took some photographs?
2 If the weather were good, they could climb up to the top of the mountain.
3 The last time we saw each other was over two years ago.
4 Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
5 The prisoner is thought to have been recaptured while drinking in the pub
6 He was delighted that his aunt sent him a letter.
7 There’s no point in trying to get Tom to lend you his car.
8 The joke (that/which) I told Michael made him laugh.
9 It is difficult for handicapped people to shop in supermarkets.
10 He hates being asked about his past.
Trang 7II TÌM LỖI SAI VÀ SỬA LẠI CHO ĐÚNG: 0.2 x 10 câu = 2 Điểm
(Nếu xác định đươc lỗi mà không sửa thì được 0.1 điểm)
1 B=> nervously 2 B =>should/ bỏ 3 C =>since 4 A =>Despite/
In spite of
5 C =>earlier
6.D=>am always
losing
7 C =>more 8 C =>jogs 9 B =>not to drive 10.D =>promise
III VIẾT THÀNH ĐOẠN VĂN HOÀN CHỈNH: 0.2 x 10 câu = 2 Điểm
1 Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State He grew up in a rich family
2 His parents sent him to a private school There he met his business partner, Paul Allen
3 When they were in the eighth grade, they were writing/wrote programs for business computers
4 In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University His parents were happy
5 Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend, Allen
6 In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product
7 A few years latter Microsoft became a giant company
8 By 1990, Gates was the youngest billionaire of /in the United States at the age of 34
9 He achieved his success with a lot of hard work He was the “King of Software”
10 By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States